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Recent research has suggested that ghrelin also affects testosterone (T) secretion in vitro. To investigate the role of ghrelin in human testicular function, we examined the expression of ghrelin in testicular tissues by immunohistochemistry. Testicular tissue samples were collected from the testes of 5 fertile volunteers, 8 patients with obstructive azoospermia, and 36 oligospermic patients with varicocele testis. In the testicular tissues, ghrelin was stained using the antighrelin polyclonal antibody, and the Johnsen score was calculated. The concentrations of serum follicle\u2010stimulating hormone (FSH), lutenizing hormone (LH), and T were determined by chemiluminescence assays. Immunostaining of ghrelin was detected in the interstitium and in Leydig cells. Ghrelin expression by Leydig cells was inversely correlated with the serum T concentration (r = \u2013.50; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; .001), but was not directly related to spermatogenesis. 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